OL6 8EJ maps, stats, and open data

OL6 8EJ lies on Queens Road in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 8EJ is located in the Ashton St Michael's electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Tameside and the English Parliamentary constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01Y and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

OL6 8EJ maps

OL6 8EJ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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OL6 8EJ geodata

Easting	394970
Northing	399827
Latitude	53.495138
Longitude	-2.077287

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Where is OL6 8EJ?

Street	Queens Road
Town/City	Ashton-under-lyne
Country	England
Postcode District	OL6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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OL6 8EJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL6 8EJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	150m	492ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	Ashton St Michael's
Constituency	Ashton-under-lyne

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in OL6 8EJ

86, QUEENS ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8EJ 2018 31 AUG £154,995

➜ Ashton-under-Lyne house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL6 8EJ

Queens Rd/Claremont St (Queens Rd)	Hurst	26m
Queens Rd/Claremont St (Queens Rd)	Hurst	78m
Whiteacre Rd/Princess St (Whiteacre Rd)	Hurst	164m
Whiteacre Rd/Princess St (Whiteacre Rd)	Hurst	186m
Mossley Rd/Queens Rd (Mossley Rd)	Hurst	224m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL6 8EJ

Ashton-under-lyne (Manchester Metrolink) (Wellington Rd)	Ashton Under Lyne	1,476m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8EJ

Ashton-under-Lyne Station	1.2km
Stalybridge Station	1.5km
Mossley (Manchester) Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8EJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in OL6 8EJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	17.3Mbps
Average download speed	31.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL6 8EJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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OL6 8EJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in OL6 8EJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	241,427
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,497
Median (kWh/meter)	10,141

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	78,364
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,918
Median (kWh/meter)	3,225

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL6 8EJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in OL6 8EJ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

61.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL6 8EJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL6 8EJ (metres)

The Bakery

The Bakery

51m

Queens Road Convenience Store

Queens Road Convenience Store

164m

New Inn

New Inn

213m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to OL6 8EJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mossley Road P.o.	17:30	11:30	306m
Higher Hurst Tso	17:30	11:40	633m
27 Broadbent Avenue	17:00	11:00	639m

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OL6 8EJ ITL and OL6 8EJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for OL6 8EJ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD35	Greater Manchester South East
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000008	Tameside

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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OL6 8EJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for OL6 8EJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00030115
LSOA	E01005944	Tameside 007D
MSOA	E02001235	Tameside 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to OL6 8EJ

OL6 8ED	Viscount Avenue	59m
OL6 8EB	Mackeson Road	66m
OL6 9QL	Princess Street	104m
OL6 8EQ	Queens Road	109m
OL6 9QJ	Princess Street	110m
OL6 8EP	Mackeson Drive	113m
OL6 8EH	Kensington Avenue	114m
OL6 9QP	Alexandra Street	126m
OL6 9QN	Alexandra Street	138m
OL6 9SL	Hope Street	151m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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